YBOR CITY, Florida - Management of a well known Ybor City pizza restaurant says bad timing led to a state health inspector's visit on the same day raw sewage backed up into the restaurant, forcing an emergency closure.

Old Manhattan Pizza general manager Malina Salazar says a health inspector happened to be in the area and noticed raw sewage flowing out of the restaurant last Wednesday.

The discovery prompted the state to issue an emergency order, according to the restaurant's January 16th inspection. The restaurant was written up for seven violations, three considered high priority.

The violations included the reach-in cooler soiled with accumulated food residue; pizza boxes and cup lids stored on the floor; and encrusted material on the can opener blade. The inspector also documented rusty or dented cans of asparagus, and ordered the food be thrown out.

Salazar says the asparagus was for personal use and was not intended for sale to the public. She blames the sewage issue on a faulty Tampa city pipe that overflowed, sending "a river of water" through the restaurant.